How To Install python3-rhn-setup on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rhn-setup on Rocky Linux 8. python3-rhn-setup is Configure and register an RHN/Spacewalk client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rhn-setup on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-rhn-setup

Python 3 specific files for rhn-setup.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-rhn-setup on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-rhn-setup.

Install python3-rhn-setup on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-rhn-setup using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-rhn-setup

Install python3-rhn-setup on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-rhn-setup using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-rhn-setup

How To Uninstall python3-rhn-setup on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the python3-rhn-setup package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-rhn-setup

python3-rhn-setup Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/__pycache__/pmPlugin.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/__pycache__/pmPlugin.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/__pycache__/rhnreg.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/__pycache__/rhnreg.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/__pycache__/rhnreg_constants.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/__pycache__/rhnreg_constants.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/__pycache__/tui.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/__pycache__/tui.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/pmPlugin.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/rhnreg.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/rhnreg_constants.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/up2date_client/tui.py
/usr/sbin/rhn_register-3.6
/usr/sbin/rhnreg_ks-3.6
/usr/sbin/spacewalk-channel-3.6

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rhn-setup on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.